音标:[i'fi:t] ;
a. 贫瘠的, 枯竭的, 衰微的
s marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

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effete的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. People said the aristocracy was effete.人们说贵族阶级已是日薄西山了。
  2. During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.在中世纪期间,希腊文明开始衰落直至衰败。

经典引文

  • Nature..was as if effete now; could not any longer produce Great Men.

    出自:Carlyle
【近义词】

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